पञ्चाङ्ग — Jamnagar, Gujarat · October 20, 2023 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.56 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः।

वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।2.56।।
"2.56 The sage, whose mind is unruffled in suffering, whose desire is not roused by enjoyment, who is without attachment, anger or fear - take him to be one who stands at that lofty level." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.56's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1430
Malayalam Era: 1199
Nanakshahi: 554
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.21°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra245.36°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha181.66°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra135.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani306.61°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

Jamnagar, Gujarat — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:34 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:47
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 12:57
Vijaya Muhūrta14:30 – 15:16
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 00:57

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:07 – 12:34
Yamaganda15:27 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla08:14 – 09:41
Varjyam07:16 – 07:35
Dur Muhūrta 09:29 – 09:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:47 – 08:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:14 – 09:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:41 – 11:07 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla11:07 – 12:34 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:34 – 14:01 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:01 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 23:01 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:01 – 00:34 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:34 – 02:07 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla02:07 – 03:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:41 – 05:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:14 – 06:47 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 22.4707°
Longitude: 70.0577°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871772.27
Julian Day2460237.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1855°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.96°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1855°), declination -10.18°, EoT 15.70 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2023-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)